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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
John Vaillant · Knopf; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers... |
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography
David Bodanis · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physics Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory... |
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The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver: Your Questions Answered about Housing, Feeding, Behavior, Health Care, Breeding, and Kindling
Karen Patry · Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Whether you're raising your rabbits as pets or for meat, you need solid, accurate, easy-to-access information to keep your animals healthy and happy. This Q&A resource from expert Karen Patry has the answers to all your questions about everything from housing and feeding to breeding,... |
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Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet
MICHAEL R BLOOMBERG · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more... |
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Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Jane Goodall · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around... |
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Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel
Jason Padgett · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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"No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects... |
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A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park
Edward O Wilson · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover
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A Window on Eternity is a stunning book of splendid prose and gorgeous photography about one of the biologically richest places in Africa and perhaps in the world. Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique was nearly destroyed in a brutal civil war, then was reborn and is now evolv-ing back... |
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National Geographic Pocket Guide to Trees and Shrubs of North America
Bland Crowder · National Geographic Society
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
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This basic beginner's field guide to the larger plants in North America is part of the growing National Geographic Pocket Guide series. Spot-on descriptive information and key facts about trees and shrubs are conveyed in a handy, colorful, easy-to-reference volume. More robust than... |
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The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us
Diane Ackerman · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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As Diane Ackerman writes in her brilliant new book, The Human Age, "our relationship with nature has changed ... radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable." Ackerman... |
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All Fishermen Are Liars
John Gierach · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 224
Format: Book
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"I have to go fishing; it's my job." John Gierach can say that and mean it. But fishing is only part of his job. The other part is writing about his fishing adventures. And that's the part we readers get to enjoy. In All Fishermen Are Liars, Gierach travels across North... |
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than... |
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Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians
DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Format: Book
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This is the newest of our beautifully illustrated and highly informative nature guides produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians is compact and easy-to-use, including stunning photography, and a comprehensive catalog of cold-blooded... |
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